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Delta announces expanded service from U.S. to Europe

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) announced May 5 that it will begin offering
new year-round daily service from New York to Zurich while also expanding its
service to Rome.The new daily service will connect New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Zurich Kloten
Airport (ZRH) and will expand its service to Rome's Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO). Zurich and Rome are two important business markets in Europe and provide a valuable link to the financial
center of the U.S., the airline said in a news release announcing the service
additions.

"As the primary business market on the trans-Atlantic, demand
continues to increase for more nonstop flights from New
York to European destinations," Gail Grimmett,
Delta's senior vice president - New York, said.
"Zurich ranks fourth in terms of business
traffic from New York, and our additional
service will build on the commercial, tourism and community links between these
two cities."

Daily Zurich service will begin June 16
and will employ Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. During the summer, the daily Zurich service will complement the airline's existing
service from Atlanta.

Flights will depart JFK at 7:42 p.m., arriving at ZRH at 9:50 a.m. the
following day. Return flights will leave ZRH at 1:30 p.m., arriving at JFK at
4:50 p.m.

Service to Rome will operate daily from
April to October on an Airbus A330-300 aircraft, and then five times per week
in November, December and March on a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft in conjunction
with Delta joint venture partner Alitalia.

Flights will depart JFK at 8:12 p.m., arriving at FCO at 10:50 a.m. the
following day. Return flights will leave FCO at 12:50 p.m., arriving at JFK at
4:46 p.m.

Effective in the winter of 2014, Delta and partner airlines Air
France-KLM and Alitalia will also expand service to key European hubs at Paris
Charles De Gaulle International Airport (CDG) and Amsterdam Schiphol
International Airport (AMS) from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport (ATL).

BusinessElite seats with direct aisle access

From Atlanta, the joint venture will
offer additional daily nonstop service for a total of four daily flights to
both Amsterdam and Paris, timed to provide
customers with more connecting opportunities to destinations throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Specific dates for the expanded
service were not included in the airline’s announcement.

All of Delta's international widebody flights now offer full flat-bed
seats with direct aisle access in BusinessElite in addition to Economy Comfort
seating. Delta is also the only U.S. domestic carrier to offer personal,on-demand entertainment at every seat on all long-haul international
flights. Delta will also roll out Wi-Fi across its entire international fleet
by the end of 2015, the airline said in its statement.

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